diff -up netcdf4-python-1.5.3rel/setup.py.libs netcdf4-python-1.5.3rel/setup.py
--- netcdf4-python-1.5.3rel/setup.py.libs	2019-10-24 17:10:13.959050887 -0600
+++ netcdf4-python-1.5.3rel/setup.py	2019-10-24 17:10:13.963050895 -0600
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def _populate_hdf5_info(dirstosearch, in
         if HDF5_libdir is not None: lib_dirs.append(HDF5_libdir)
         if HDF5_incdir is not None: inc_dirs.append(HDF5_incdir)
 
-        libs.extend(['hdf5_hl', 'hdf5'])
+        #libs.extend(['hdf5_hl', 'hdf5'])
 
 
 dirstosearch = [os.path.expanduser('~'), '/usr/local', '/sw', '/opt',
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ NETCDF4_DIR environment variable not set
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         libs.extend(['netcdf', 'zlib'])
     else:
-        libs.extend(['netcdf', 'z'])
+        libs.extend(['netcdf'])
 
     if netCDF4_libdir is not None: lib_dirs.append(netCDF4_libdir)
     if netCDF4_incdir is not None: inc_dirs.append(netCDF4_incdir)